If Oscar nominated composer Lin Manuel-Miranda missed out on an Oscar win for "Moana" in 2016, he won’t need to wait until the "In The Heights" film adaptation is eventually released to have a second chance at Oscar glory. Miranda will find himself in the Oscar race once again this year thanks to an Original Song he is reportedly composing for Blue Sky Animation’s "Ferdinand."

According to IMDB Pro, "Ferdinand" sees the The Tony, Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner teaming up with fellow 2016 Original Song nominees Max Martin and Shellback (Can’t Stop This Feeling - "Trolls"), as well as Golden Globe nominee Savan Kotecha (Love Me Like You Do - "50 Shades of Grey"), Yonni Brenner ("Rio"), Mark Mothersbaugh, ("The LEGO Movie"), and Oscar Holter ("Bad Moms") for a song entitled “Dance Sunshine.”Paul Feig, Kate McKinnon, Trevor Noah, and Mark Valley will perform the piece. Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldana ("Ice Age") will helm the film, which is based on Munro Leaf’s classic children’s book, "The Story of Ferdinand."

Ferdinand centers on a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in matador rings. Trevor Noah, Paul Feig, and Gabriel Iglesias will star. Fox clearly has high hopes for the Ferdinand, as it has slated the film for a prime December 15 release date, opening against "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" as reported by Deadline.

For Lin Manuel-Miranda, who simply needs to win an Oscar in order to become a coveted EGOT (Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony) winner, this could be perfect timing. The song has all the ingredients of a viable winner: an animated musical, catchy (radio-friendly) composers, and an Oscar friendly winter release date. And of course, if Miranda misses out here, he still has "In The Heights," "Mary Poppins Returns," "The Little Mermaid," and "Vivo" to win an Oscar for instead.

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